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Question· Schriftliche Frage18/7181open

Regelungen des Rollouts intelligenter Messsysteme im Gesetzentwurf zur Digitalisierung der Energiewende

Germany · German Bundestag · 30 December 2015

Originaltext der Frage(n):<br /> <br /> Hält die Bundesregierung die in ihrem Gesetzentwurf zur Digitalisierung der Energiewende vorgeschlagenen umfassenden Regelungen des Rollouts intelligenter Messsysteme auch nach neuen Studienerkenntnissen (vgl. etwa die Studie des WIK Wissenschaftliches Institut für Infrastruktur und Kommunikationsdienste GmbH &quot;Quantitative Auswirkungen variabler Stromtarife auf die Stromkosten von Haushalten&quot;) weiterhin für angemessen, und wie schätzt sie die Gefahr eines Vertragsverletzungsverfahrens ein, sollten Haushalte unter einer Haushaltsgröße mit 6 000 kWh Strom Jahresverbrauch vollständig aus dem Geltungsbereich des Gesetzes zur Digitalisierung der Energiewende ausgenommen werden, d. h. auch von dem für die Messbetreiber optionalen Rollout ab 2020?

Question· Schriftliche Anfrage7544/Jschriftliche anfrage

Kontrolle der Abgasminderungseinrichtungen von Kraftfahrzeugen

Austria · National Council · 21 December 2015

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Georg Willi, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft betreffend Kontrolle der Abgasminderungseinrichtungen von Kraftfahrzeugen

Question· Schriftliche Anfrage7545/Jschriftliche anfrage

Kontrolle der Abgasminderungseinrichtungen von Kraftfahrzeugen

Austria · National Council · 21 December 2015

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Georg Willi, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Verkehr, Innovation und Technologie betreffend Kontrolle der Abgasminderungseinrichtungen von Kraftfahrzeugen

Question· Schriftliche Anfrage7563/Jschriftliche anfrage

mobile Weideschlachtboxen und andere Alternativen

Austria · National Council · 21 December 2015

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Wolfgang Pirklhuber, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft betreffend mobile Weideschlachtboxen und andere Alternativen

Bill· HRH.R. 4304 (114th)referred

Nuclear Worker Residual Contaminations Compensation Act

United States · United States Congress · 18 December 2015

Nuclear Worker Residual Contaminations Compensation Act This bill requires the Department of Labor to oversee an independent study on residual nuclear contamination of workers at certain facilities owned or operated by contractors of the Department of Energy and subsidiaries of those contractors.

Bill· SS. 2429 (114th)referred

Ending Iran's Nuclear Weapon Program Before Sanctions Relief Act of 2015

United States · United States Congress · 18 December 2015

Ending Iran's Nuclear Weapon Program Before Sanctions Relief Act of 2015 This bill requires the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) to report to Congress on the military dimensions of of Iran's nuclear program. The U.S. government shall not provide any sanctions relief to Iran until 90 days after: (1) the report's submission; (2) the DNI, the Department of Energy, the Department of State, and the Department of Defense certify jointly to Congress that Iran has ended all military dimensions of its nuclear program; and (3) a joint resolution has been enacted into law approving such sanctions relief.

Report· Written statementUIN HCWS408published

PUBLICATION OF RENEWABLE ENERGY COST CONTROL MEASURES

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 December 2015

The Government is committed to cost-effective decarbonisation of our electricity supply and to protecting consumer bills by controlling costs under the levy control framework. Levy control framework projections published in July showed a significant overs...

Report· Written statementUIN HLWS403published

Publication of Renewable Energy Cost Control Measures

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 December 2015

Today my hon Friend the Minister of State for Energy and Climate Change (Andrea Leadsom) has made the following statement. The Government is committed to cost-effective decarbonisation of our electricity supply and to protecting consumer bills by controll...

Question· Written questionUIN 20626answered

Department of Energy and Climate Change: Information Officers

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 December 2015

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many press or public relations officers are employed by (a) Ofgem, (b) the Oil and Gas Authority, (c) the Civil Nuclear Police Authority, (d) the Coal Authority, (e) the Committee on Climate

Question· Written questionUIN 20541answered

Energy: Storage

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 December 2015

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what plans the Government has to (a) provide financial support and (b) conclude and sign long-term contracts prior to construction in order to achieve the capital investment in energy storage te

Question· Written questionUIN 902818answered

Renewable Energy: Heating

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 December 2015

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps she is taking to ensure that the UK meets its EU renewable heat target for 2020.

Question· Written questionUIN 902823answered

Energy: Conservation

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 December 2015

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps she has taken to ensure that the National Infrastructure Commission gives priority to energy efficiency programmes in its investment decisions.

Question· Written questionUIN 902841answered

Energy: Meters

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 December 2015

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what discussions she has had with energy suppliers on the effect of pre-payment meter tariffs on low-income households' energy costs.

Question· writtenPQ 687asked

687. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the cost of implementing a living wage of €11.50 for all employees directly employed or in agencies funded by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46402/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2015

687. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the cost of implementing a living wage of €11.50 for all employees directly employed or in agencies funded by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46402/15]

Question· writtenPQ 686asked

686. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the status of the provision of fibre broadband to an area (details supplied) in County Kildare, which has a number of industries and businesses that require high-speed broadband given that the lack of this is affecting their business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46366/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2015

686. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the status of the provision of fibre broadband to an area (details supplied) in County Kildare, which has a number of industries and businesses that require high-speed broadband given that the lack of this is affecting their business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46366/15]

Question· writtenPQ 683asked

683. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the cost of setting up an independent body to conduct a full economic review of wind energy; its impact on energy prices; and its long-term sustainability in supplying the national grid. [46319/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2015

683. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the cost of setting up an independent body to conduct a full economic review of wind energy; its impact on energy prices; and its long-term sustainability in supplying the national grid. [46319/15]

Question· writtenPQ 682asked

682. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has examined the reforms proposed by the Commission for Energy Regulation to help drive down prices for domestic and business users; and the associated costs to achieve this from a regulatory point of view. [46318/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2015

682. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has examined the reforms proposed by the Commission for Energy Regulation to help drive down prices for domestic and business users; and the associated costs to achieve this from a regulatory point of view. [46318/15]

Question· writtenPQ 681asked

681. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the estimated percentage of electricity that Ireland will generate from biomass in 2020; the amount of increased subsidies that would be incurred to meet our renewable heating targets by 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46317/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2015

681. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the estimated percentage of electricity that Ireland will generate from biomass in 2020; the amount of increased subsidies that would be incurred to meet our renewable heating targets by 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46317/15]

Question· writtenPQ 680asked

680. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has considered community broadband projects such as the rural broadband project in northern England for an Irish setting; the estimated cost of piloting a similar project in each county based on this model; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46316/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2015

680. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has considered community broadband projects such as the rural broadband project in northern England for an Irish setting; the estimated cost of piloting a similar project in each county based on this model; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46316/15]

Question· writtenPQ 678asked

678. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the cost for the existing An Post office network to provide additional services such as the processing of motor tax payments, local authority charges and hospital charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46310/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2015

678. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the cost for the existing An Post office network to provide additional services such as the processing of motor tax payments, local authority charges and hospital charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46310/15]

Question· writtenPQ 677asked

677. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the details of the Acts currently in force for which he has lead responsibility and that have parts or sections yet to be formally commenced, including the purpose of same, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46280/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2015

677. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the details of the Acts currently in force for which he has lead responsibility and that have parts or sections yet to be formally commenced, including the purpose of same, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46280/15]

Question· writtenPQ 676asked

676. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of chairpersons appointed to State boards under the aegis of his Department who have appeared before the relevant joint Oireachtas committee since March 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46265/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2015

676. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of chairpersons appointed to State boards under the aegis of his Department who have appeared before the relevant joint Oireachtas committee since March 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46265/15]

Question· writtenPQ 675asked

675. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of appointments to State boards under the aegis of his Department and the number of appointments that have been advertised on his Department’s website since March 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46250/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2015

675. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of appointments to State boards under the aegis of his Department and the number of appointments that have been advertised on his Department’s website since March 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46250/15]

Question· writtenPQ 674asked

674. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number and average value of grants awarded for the better energy homes scheme and the better energy warmer homes scheme, in each of the past five years. [46219/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2015

674. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number and average value of grants awarded for the better energy homes scheme and the better energy warmer homes scheme, in each of the past five years. [46219/15]

Question· writtenPQ 673asked

673. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources further to Parliamentary Question No. 143 of 23 September 2015 and given that it is recorded that 975,000 of the 2.1 million calls made to the emergency call answering service are referred to the emergency services, what happens with the balance and why are they not referred to the relevant emergency service. [45843/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2015

673. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources further to Parliamentary Question No. 143 of 23 September 2015 and given that it is recorded that 975,000 of the 2.1 million calls made to the emergency call answering service are referred to the emergency services, what happens with the balance and why are they not referred to the relevant emergency service. [45843/15]

Question· writtenPQ 672asked

672. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of Bills his Department has published since 9 March 2011; the number and Title of those Bills that included a regulatory impact assessment in advance of publication; the regulatory impact assessments published; the number of promised Bills for publication; the Bills that will include a regulatory impact assessment; the regulatory impact assessments that will be published before publication of the relevant Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45804/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2015

672. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of Bills his Department has published since 9 March 2011; the number and Title of those Bills that included a regulatory impact assessment in advance of publication; the regulatory impact assessments published; the number of promised Bills for publication; the Bills that will include a regulatory impact assessment; the regulatory impact assessments that will be published before publication of the relevant Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45804/15]

Question· writtenPQ 671asked

671. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of political staff working in his Department, including the role and salary of each staff member. [45782/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2015

671. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of political staff working in his Department, including the role and salary of each staff member. [45782/15]

Question· writtenPQ 670asked

670. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount his Department has received in fees from freedom of information requests in 2014 and in 2015 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45755/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2015

670. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount his Department has received in fees from freedom of information requests in 2014 and in 2015 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45755/15]

Question· writtenPQ 669asked

669. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will contact Eircode to have a person's Eircode address corrected; if Eircode will review all details in an estate (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45739/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2015

669. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will contact Eircode to have a person's Eircode address corrected; if Eircode will review all details in an estate (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45739/15]

Question· writtenPQ 601asked

601. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when he will publish the revised wind energy development guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45724/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2015

601. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when he will publish the revised wind energy development guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45724/15]

Bill· HRH.R. 4283 (114th)referred

Consumers REBATE Act

United States · United States Congress · 17 December 2015

Consumers Rebate to ban Emissions and Boost AlTernative Energy Act or the Consumers REBATE Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose as of January 1, 2017, an excise tax on the production or importation of a taxable carbon substance (i.e., coal, oil, and natural gas), payable by the producer, miner, or importer of such substance. The tax does not apply to exports of a taxable carbon substance. The bill requires the Department of the Treasury to: (1) impose carbon equivalency fees on imports of goods containing or produced using a taxable carbon substance; and (2) make quarterly payments, from the amounts deposited pursuant to imposition of the carbon excise tax, to lawful residents of the United States with a valid social security number.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 571 (114th)referred

Establishing the Select Committee on Oversight of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.

United States · United States Congress · 17 December 2015

Establishes in the House of Representatives the Select Committee on Oversight of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action to conduct comprehensive oversight and investigate compliance of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and issue annual reports of its findings to the House regarding: all enrichment activities, including relevant limitations pertaining to uranium enrichment levels, centrifuge capacity, and related research and development; all international collaborative partnerships formed and the agreed upon research interests; all uranium stockpile levels, including enrichment levels as well as the amount and price of any excess uranium sold to international buyers; all International Atomic Energy Agency oversight activities relating to the JCPOA, including the effectiveness of relevant inspections into JCPOA tenants; compliance with all enacted international and domestic sanctions, including potential violations of relevant sanctions; all financial transactions including establishment of banking relationships, trade in gold and precious metals, and investment in Iran's oil, gas, and petrochemical sectors; all research and development of missile technology and the acquisition of relevant technology from international partners; and all acquisition of conventional weaponry by the Iranian regime.

Record· COCELEX 62014CO0529decided

Order of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 17 December 2015.#YARA Brunsbüttel GmbH v Hauptzollamt Itzehoe.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Finanzgericht Hamburg.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Article 99 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court — Directive 2003/96/EC — Taxation of energy products and electricity — Article 2(4)(b) — Concept of dual use of energy products — Energy product used for the heat treatment of waste and exhaust gases.#Case C-529/14.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 17 December 2015

Question· Schriftliche Anfrage7476/Jschriftliche anfrage

Maßnahmen gegen Paratuberkulose

Austria · National Council · 16 December 2015

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Wolfgang Pirklhuber, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Gesundheit betreffend Maßnahmen gegen Paratuberkulose <i>(Infektionserkrankung von Wiederkäuern)</i>

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